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Bernard Wastiaux
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Onc ne furent à tous,
toutes graces données.
Montaigne (édition de Bordeaux)

Ce sont là jeux de prince:
On respecte un moulin;
on vole une province. François Andrieux
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dranrebben.bsky.social
Verder gewoon een heel rustig, veilig land. De Britten en Fransen wilden wat oefenen.
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Groot-Brittannië en Frankrijk bombarderen vermoedelijke wapenopslagplaats van IS in Syrië
Aanval: Westerse landen voeren regelmatig patrouilles uit om een heropleving van de islamistische militante groepering die tot 2019 delen van Syrië in handen had te voorkomen.
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January 4, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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rs-nl.bsky.social
Als Kinneging bij JA21 hoort (ik had hem bij FvD geplaatst) dan is dat de zoveelste reden voor D66 (en CDA) om niet met Eerdmans cs. in zee te gaan.

D66 staat pal voor de internationale rechtsorde, JA21 niet. @robjetten.bsky.social
pgkroegerbb.bsky.social PG Kroeger @pgkroegerbb.bsky.social · 13h
De lijn waarmee zijn partij, JA21, een alliantie met D66 en CDA gaat zien te lokken?
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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gtconway.bsky.social
John Bolton: “What I have to say, the most stunning part about the press conference was probably saying the U.S. was going to run the country. But the second most stunning was the assault on Mrs. Machado, the leader of the Democratic forces.”

via @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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sarananni.bsky.social
Deutschland muss jetzt schnell sagen, welchen Preis die USA zahlen werden, sollten sie wirklich versuchen Grönland einzunehmen.

(Selbstverständlich hinter den Kulissen.)

Konsequenzen müssen angedroht werden. Alles muss auf den Tisch. Ramstein gehört ganz oben auf den Stapel.
January 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a missile and air defense drill tonight. Worried about Israel.
January 4, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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chadbourn.bsky.social
New Venezuela statement from all 26 EU member states:
STATEMENT The European Union calls for calm and restraint by all actors, to avoid escalation and to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis. The EU recalls that, under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles, as a pillar of the international security architecture. The EU has repeatedly stated that Nicolás Maduro lacks the legitimacy of a democratically elected president and has advocated for a Venezuelan-led peaceful transition to democracy in the country, respectful of its sovereignty. The right of the Venezuelan people to determine their future must be respected. The EU shares the priority of combating transnational organised crime and drug trafficking, which pose a significant security threat worldwide. At the same time, the EU stresses that these challenges must be addressed through sustained cooperation in full respect of international law and the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty. We are in close contact with the United States, as well as regional and international partners to support and facilitate dialogue with all parties involved, leading to a negotiated, democratic, inclusive and peaceful solution to the crisis, led by Venezuelans. Respecting the will of the Venezuelan people remains the only way for Venezuela to restore democracy and resolve the current crisis. At this critical time, it is essential that all actors fully respect human rights and international humanitarian law. All political prisoners currently detained in Venezuela must be unconditionally released. EU Member States' consular authorities are working in close coordination in order to protect the safety of EU citizens, including those illegally detained in Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Even this wasn’t planned out and if this wasn’t then nothing was.
January 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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carlkonigel.bsky.social
Waardevolle kanttekeningen bij de claim dat Venezuela barstensvol olie zou zitten waar de VS even snel aan zouden kunnen verdienen. 🧵⤵️
peterpolder.bsky.social Peter Kodde @peterpolder.bsky.social · 11h
Om toch even mijn oude beroep van onderzoeker van de olie-industrie op te pakken. 🧵
Er wordt weer eens met weinig kennis van zaken over de oliereserves van Venezuela bericht. Niet alle aardolie is hetzelfde, olie uit Venezuela is extreem CO2 intensief en grotendeels te duur om te winnen.
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
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alaincadillac.bsky.social
Photographies de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
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May 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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christopherjhale.bsky.social
Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.

Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of relativism once and for all.
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
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darthputinkgb.bsky.social
Russia will condemn this unprovoked aggression and say that international law must be respected.
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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jjvpeperstraten.bsky.social
"Fuck Jan-Jaap" is een letterlijke oproep tot verkrachting.
Door een account dat elke tweet letterlijk leest?
Dus wordt het ook letterlijk bedoeld.

Bij normale mensen zou ik daar niet van uitgaan.
Maar bij psychopaten die alles letterlijk nemen?
Wel degelijk.
martindogger.bsky.social martindogger @martindogger.bsky.social · 9h
Gaat het wel goed met je, Jan-Jaap? Want die post is grof, eens. Maar een letterlijke oproep tot verkrachting is het ook weer niet.

Aangifte doen staat je vrij maar ik waag te betwijfelen of dat zin heeft in dit geval.
January 4, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?

RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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anntelnaes.bsky.social
Love this by Danish cartoonist Niels Bo Bojensen:
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Greenland after Venezuela.
January 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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antongerashchenko.bsky.social
Russian media report that about 200 flights have been postponed and several more canceled in Moscow airports due to a drone attack on Moscow region.

Several airports have been closed for takeoff and landing.
January 4, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
These people are out of their minds. They are endangering the whole world. This has to stop. This is the wife of the man who is currently running foreign policy for the United States:
January 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
dranrebben.bsky.social
Fijn te weten dat iedereen — Rode Kruis, BuZa — zijn best heeft gedaan om repatriëring van Nederlandse Waffen-SS-ers mogelijk te maken. Je had ook kunnen menen dat ze door de vreemde krijgsdienst het Nederlanderschap hadden verloren en bovendien Duitser waren geworden.
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De archieven zijn open: swing-nozems, Nederlandse SS’ers in Sovjetkampen en een miljardenclaim van de ‘Indiaanse Raad’ in Suriname
Geschiedenis: Ook in 2026 kwamen met Openbaarheidsdag tienduizenden stukken vrij in het Nationaal Archief. „Vooral de meisjes”, signaleerde de geheime dienst, „schijnen gevoelig te zijn voor de jazzmu...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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pgkroegerbb.bsky.social
De scherpzinnigste jurist in het Huis van Afgevaardigden in DC
repdangoldman.bsky.social Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 1d
President Trump’s unauthorized military action in Venezuela is unconstitutional, dangerous, and an impeachable abuse of power. Congress alone has the authority to declare war and Trump is once again ignoring the law to serve his own interests.

My full statement:
January 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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robdewijk.bsky.social
Als dit mogelijk is, is het hek van de dam en is er geen rem meer voor Poetin en Xi. Argument dat Maduro een schoft is telt niet, want dat zijn veel dictators. Volgens het int recht mag dit niet. Volgende halte Groenland?
Trump: Maduro en vrouw gevangen genomen en land uitgevlogen
De Venezolaanse president Nicolás Maduro en zijn echtgenote zouden zijn opgepakt door Amerikaanse militairen en reeds het land zijn uitgevlogen. Dat heeft de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump zaterda...
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January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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savchenkoua.bsky.social
🎙️🇻🇪 Trump said the U.S. is going to run Venezuela. Does that mean Americans on street corners in Venezuela?

🇺🇸 Hegseth: It means we set the terms. Trump sets the terms…it means the oil that was taken from us is returned.
January 4, 2026 at 10:47 AM
dranrebben.bsky.social
Vrij toegankelijk
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Questions Mount for U.S. and Venezuela After Maduro’s Capture
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January 4, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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sethabramson.bsky.social
He’s a Chaotic Evil stochastic terrorist suffering from dementia. He’s been a below-average-IQ conspiracy theorist, warmonger and malignant narcissistic sociopath his whole life. It was always headed this way.

Some of us saw it. Major media normalized it.
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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January 3, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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canaansdad1987.bsky.social
Is Congress meeting today? Or are they sitting at home while the idiot in the White House puts us into war without their approval?.

#USDemocracy
January 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
dranrebben.bsky.social
Vrij toegankelijk
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Deze arts en politicus willen méér discussie over de falende jeugdzorg: ‘Het aanbod van lichte zorg is krankzinnig toegenomen’
Jeugdzorg: Dat het Nederlandse jeugdzorgsysteem faalt, is duidelijk. Kamerlid Lisa Westerveld en huisarts Bernard Leenstra komen met oplossingen: beloningen voor zorgmedewerkers die met complexe geval...
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January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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3 January 1912 | Dutch Jewish woman Regina Caneel-Koopman was born in Zwolle.

In February 1943 she was deported to #Auschwitz with her son Mozes. After the selection, they were murdered in a gas chamber.
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▶ Gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Vintage black and white portrait of a child with a mother posing closely together, both looking directly at the camera.
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM